Bushman's Typhoon Blog: TD CRISING weakens into an LPA... [Final Update]

Typhoon2000 STORM UPDATE #002 **FINAL**

Name: TROPICAL DEPRESSION CRISING [96W]

Issued: 7:00 AM MANILA TIME (23:00 GMT) SAT 02 MAY 2009
Source: PAGASA SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN #007 [FINAL] / T2K XTRAPOLATION
Note: Kindly refer to your country's official warnings or bulletins. This update is for additional information purposes only.

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION CRISING (96W) WEAKENS INTO A LOW PRESSURE AREA

AFTER INTERACTS WITH THE MUCH STRONGER DANTE.

*Unless regeneration occurs, this is the Final Update on CRISING.

+ FORECAST OUTLOOK: EX-CRISING is expected to drift West for the next 2

to 3 days and exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). The 5

to 6-day Long-Range Forecast shows CRISING reorganizing and changing

its track towards the ENE across the South China Sea and turning East-

ward, crossing Central & Southern Luzon sometime early next week (May

6-7) as a developed Tropical Storm.

+ EFFECTS: N/A.

Important Note: Please keep in mind that the above forecast outlook,
effects & current monsoon intensity, and tropical cyclone watch changes
every 06 to 12 hours!
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TIME/DATE: 6:00 AM MANILA TIME (22:00 GMT) SAT 02 MAY 2009
LOCATION OF CENTER: LATITUDE 10.7º N...LONGITUDE 117.7º E
DISTANCE 1: 155 KM (83 NM) NW OF PUERTO PRINCESA, PALAWAN, PH

MAX WINDS [10-MIN AVG]: 30 KM/HR (15 KTS) NEAR THE CENTER
PEAK WIND GUSTS: 45 KM/HR (25 KTS)
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE
COASTAL STORM SURGE HEIGHT: 0 FEET (0 METER)
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE (est.): 1009 MILLIBARS (hPa)
RECENT MOVEMENT: SW @ 07 KM/HR (04 KTS)
GENERAL DIRECTION: SOUTH CHINA SEA
STORM'S SIZE (IN DIAMETER): 300 KM (160 NM)/SMALL
MAX WAVE HEIGHT**: 08 FEET (2.4 METERS)
PHILIPPINE STORM SIGNALS*: NOW LOWERED.

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RECENT MTSAT-1R SATELLITE IMAGE:

> Image source: Digital-Typhoon.org (http://www.digital-typhoon.org)

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NOTES:

^ - JTWC commentary remarks (for Meteorologists) from their
latest warning.

* - Based on PAGASA's Philippine Storm Warning Signals,
      # 4 being the highest. For more explanations on these
      signals, visit: http://www.typhoon2000.ph/signals.htm

** - Based on the Tropical Cyclone's Wave Height near
      its center.
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>> To know the meteorological terminologies and acronyms
   used on this update visit the ff:

    http://typhoon2000.ph/tcterm.htm
    http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutgloss.shtml
    http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/severewx/glossary.php
    http://www.srh.weather.gov/fwd/glossarynation.html
    http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/acronyms.shtml
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